Fall 2017 STEM Lecture Series

All STEM Lectures will be held in the Ledbetter Auditorium located in the Clement building from 4:00 pm until 5:00 pm. These events are a part of the Lyceum Committee presentation for students, employees, and general public during the academic year 2017-18 and provide information on some aspect of science, technology, engineering, and math.

Speaker Information

Mandy Carter-Lowe

Wednesday, Oct. 18Journey to Everest: A Physiological Perspective

In this lecture, the physiological challenges of high altitude mountaineering that must be overcome to successfully summit the world’s tallest mountain, Mt Everest will be discussed.

Mandy Carter-Lowe began working at Columbia State in 2000 and is currently an Associate Professor of Biology while also serving as the Science Department Coordinator and an advisor for Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. Read more about Mandy Carter-Lowe.

Charles Wasson

National STEM programs are often characterized as introducing youth to the wonders of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math via courses, display exhibits, and experiments as a basis for encouraging them to pursue a career in a technical field of study.

The challenge for Tennessee’s K-12 STEM educational system is: how do we insightfully identify and mentor – not just introduce and teach – STEM track youth by recognizing their abilities and mentoring them via STEM career field educational and industrial contacts.

Join us for an informative, thought provoking, discussion concerning how STEM must go beyond introducing and teaching K-12 youth to identifying and mentoring Tennessee’s youth as our most valuable, renewable, and sustainable resource to help them identify careers and educational opportunities early, not later, in life.